Panthera Leo (Lion)
Panthera Leo (Lion)
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Friday, 29 August 2003 00:00
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“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.” African proverb
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Feeding the lions
Are you also familiar with the "lazy lions disappointment" every time you visit a zoo? Most of the times they're just lying there with their eyes half closed and only moving their ears while they neglect all the visitors that pass in front of their cages. This summer we visited a local zoo, and yes, the lions were lying there all lethargically as usual. However I noticed a board with the feeding hour so I decided that I would be there at that very moment...At feeding hour many visitors gathered around the cage to watch the "show", but the lions didn't bother at all. Then the meat arrived and all the lions suddenly woke up. Then I only realized what powerful, muscular and dangerous animals they are. The lions nervously ran up and down the feeding spot to be the first in line. I was surprised too see that the female attendant threw the meat over the fence, most probably because it added to the spectacle. One by one the lions got their chunk and ran off to a safer spot to eat the meat.
Photo by Frank Panis
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1250sec - f/3.5
Flash: none
Image: NEF, converted in NC4.3.1, cropped, levels, resized, sharpened and saved.
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King of the jungle
Frank is so right. Time and time again I was hoping for some action in the lion enclosure but the animals do not consider themselves to be entertainers - and quite rightly so. The king of the jungle. during this visit, was enjoying a lying in in the sunshine, like any ordinary cat. Eyes half closed, totally relaxed and seemingly content, I thought this was a picture I would like to take.
Photo by John Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix E5700
Lens: Macro 0.33x @ 71.2mm
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/996sec - f/4.7
Flash: none
Image: NEF, converted in NC4.3.1, cropped, levels, resized, sharpened and saved. |
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